Kolon Global Launches 'Integrated Safety and Health Control Center' to Prevent Typhoon Damage

Kolon Global announced on the 14th that it prevented typhoon damage through thorough on-site inspections and monitoring to prevent safety accidents.

Kolon Global Safety and Health Integrated Control Center Typhoon Response Scene. [Photo by Kolon Global]

Kolon Global operated an emergency response "War Room" within the Safety and Health Integrated Control Center to respond systematically and swiftly. The Safety and Health Integrated Control Center, opened last year, connects closed-circuit televisions (CCTV) from all sites, allowing real-time 24-hour monitoring of site conditions scattered across the country. It is the only center in Korea that can simultaneously monitor CCTV and dashboards.

Before Typhoon Khanun, on-site operators visualized project status, high-risk tasks, inspection status, and disaster information on the dashboard to communicate with the sites in real time. Through real-time monitoring, they detected risk factors and immediately issued alarms and instructions to the sites in case of emergencies.

Executives, including Kolon Global CEO Kim Jeong-il, continued overnight emergency duty, and executives personally visited sites for inspections. On-site measures included securing drainage facilities to prevent soil collapse, establishing evacuation plans, adding the number and thickness of crane fixing wire ropes to prevent tower crane overturning accidents, removing barriers within the site, and firmly securing or removing facilities, materials, and stored items to move them to safe locations.

A Kolon Global official said, “We have proactively established and operated the Safety and Health Management Center ahead of other construction companies,” adding, “We will continue to ensure safety management for good quality and safe sites even after the typhoon has passed.”

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